Drift tire..Need to be schooled?

[kurous]

I have searched but can't come up with any good answers I am going to be running 15 for drifting. I will not upgrade my tire size yet for the sole purpose of poorness so that is not an Issue. With a sohc motor. I have auto x before and touge for a while, skill is not a problem but I have noticed when I try to slide the car with my current setup In mid drift My ass will loose to much traction slide backward sometimes. I have run 205's before with es100 and never had problem probobly cuz they were sticker, since I have downgraded for sliding purposes. My current setup is 195/55 their hankook k106 some cheap shit. So my question is what company is good to run up front with 205/55, also what should I upgrade the rear to...? School me so can get decent setup :2f2f:thanks..

[blackrms13]

if your poor, buy used tires, 15s should be plenty and cheap

[BustedS13]

1.) find somebody local who works at NTB, Firestone, etc
2.) "bro, grab me some 15's and/or set some aside when you pull them, that'd be so cash"
3.) be a total dick and ask for free mount/balance too

[SexPanda]

1.) find somebody local who works at NTB, Firestone, etc
2.) "bro, grab me some 15's and/or set some aside when you pull them, that'd be so cash"
3.) be a total dick and ask for free mount/balance too

Thats exactly how it worked when I worked at firestone. I would see some good tires, call up a buddy with the same size tires and say "hey, got 4 good 225/45/17s (or whatever) with 50% tread. 100 bucks man."

Used tires are cheap, easy to find, and most importantly...

Well, they're cheap and easy to find. lol

[!Zar!]

Falken Azenis rt-615

[Dousan_PG]

advan neova

greatest tire ever
ive tried so much but i always come back to neovas

just got some new ones l ast week
i LOVE those tires
an dthey actually last a LONG time up front
WELL WORTH THE $_$

[initial_drifter]

good fronts and junk rears

just keep to that and you'll be fine for practicing

[s13dan]

Falken Azenis rt-615

^ ^ ^ werd...

[Teknolust72]

If you are gonna just practice sliding, try out the Federal 535SS (not the more expensive 595SS). The Federal 535SS is super cheap and has pretty average drift control, plus its a good "stepping stone" for the stickier 595SS.....

[aoiken3]

good fronts and junk rears

just keep to that and you'll be fine for practicing


^^what he said. im poor too. i run my rears down to the threads.

[Camo]

If you are gonna just practice sliding, try out the Federal 535SS (not the more expensive 595SS). The Federal 535SS is super cheap and has pretty average drift control, plus its a good "stepping stone" for the stickier 595SS.....

those chunked on me about 1/2 way through em, run them backwards. my .02

[karl wasabi]

535's are a little pricey, even though they are a budget tire.

Diamondbacks are even cheaper. I used those once and it lasted me an entire weekend. haha. SUPER slick though.

I like 205/50/15, but definitely get good tires for the front.